Chapter 52 - A Week Until Christmas

House awoke once again, with a fire in his leg. Cameron's head was in his lap. House opened his eyes only to roll them.

"For God's sakes!" he played with Cameron.

Cameron instantly woke up. "What? What's wrong?"

House rolled his eyes and reached for his vicodin, which Cameron handed to him.

"You did it again!" joked House doing his best to get up.

"Sorry..." said Cameron playfully. She got up and walked to the kitchen. House, on the other hand made his way to the nursery. He looked around. Then he walked into the kitchen to see what Cam was cookin'.

"Cam," said House.

"Yeah?" she said as she cracked an egg.

"If we DO do this..." he continued, "Where's Jake going to sleep?"

Cameron thought. "Our bed."

House laughed. "I'm serious!"

"So am I!" She giggled before answering his question. "What about your storage room?"

"I'm not gonna make the kid sleep in a box, Cam, god."

Cameron rolled her eyes. "I'm sure Wilson wouldn't mind helping you clean it out this weekend."

"What? Tomorrow?"

"Why not?"

"I don't know," he said, "Kinda hoping it'd be just you and me tomorrow." He held on to her hips and kissed her neck. Cameron almost burnt herself on the frying pan.

"Don't get your hopes up." She winked at him. "I'm serious though, you should give Wilson a call."

House rolled his eyes. "Fine!" With that, he went into his room and changed into the typical House clothes and got ready for work. He came back into the kitchen when he was all dressed and showered, so he sat down at the kitchen table. He started to munch on the eggs and bacon that Cameron had put in front of him.

Cameron whipped up another quick breakfast for herself and sat across from House. Her eyes never left the top of his head (which was staring at his food as he ate) throughout the whole breakfast.

"Stop staring at me," laughed House.

Cameron giggled. "So you can stare at my ss, but I can't stare at your head?!"

"Pretty much."

"Jerk," she said taking his empty dish to the sink. House smiled at her as he stared at her butt. "I'm serious," she said giggling, "It really isn't fair." House rolled his eyes and helped her do the dishes so she could go get dressed. Cameron was surprised at his generosity. She hopped went into the bathroom for a quick shower, then brushed her teeth and did her makeup. She got dressed and walked into the living room.

House was playing video games, of course, because nothing good was on TV yet. Cameron rolled her eyes and stuffed his PSP and his iPod into her purse. She put on a scarf and mittens and grabbed her bike helmet. She threw House's sunglasses at him, but appearantly he was to involved in his game. The sunglasses hit him in the back of the head (making Cameron giggle of course).

"Greg!" she shouted, "We have to get to work!"

House rolled his eyes and shut off the PS and TV. He got up and followed Cameron out the door, grabbing his jacket and sunglasses on the way out.

It was another perfect ride to work. Cameron hugged House tightly all the way. There was snow on the ground, and it was expected that there would eventually be more later that week. After all, Christmas was in just one week!

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Upon arriving at House's office, House and Cameron removed their jackets (etc) and got down to business. Cameron started sorting out mail as House started jamming to his iPod. Finally getting bored, House decided to take a little stroll onto the balcony.

House started throwing rocks at Wilson's wall/door until Wilson finally answered. He got up and came outside.

"Kinda with a patient, House," he said.

House rolled his eyes. Wilson was ALWAYS with a patient. "Need your help this weekend."

"With?"

"Need you to help me clean out my storage room."

Wilson was shocked. "You... want to clean?"

"Never said I wanted to," said House, "I have to."

Now he was getting interested. "Why... do you have to?"

"Got a kid."

Wilson was confused. "What?"

"Stacey," said House, "Has a son."

Oh boy. Wilson knew where this was going. "Your son?"

House didn't answer, but Wilson knew he was right. "I'll be over at 10," said Wilson walking back into his office. He couldn't wait to tell Lisa his newest bit of gossip.

House nodded and walked back into his own office.

"Why were you out in the cold?" asked Cameron.

"Asking Wilson about this weekend," he said.

"And?"

"He said he'd be over at 10."

Cameron nodded.

House picked up his cell phone. He dialed Stacey's number, but there was no answer, so he left a message. "Stace? It's Greg. I guess I can take Jake... just... call me back okay?" He hung up and went back to his recliner to play with his PSP.

Cuddy walked in. "WHAT are you doing?" she asked.

House's eyes didn't leave the video game. "Right now, I'm about to beat the 23rd level," said House.

"House," she said, "Clinic! Now!"

House rolled his eyes and turned off his PSP. He got up to go to the clinic.

"Oh," said Cuddy totally changing her tone of voice and the subject altogether, "Aly'll be ready to go at 7 tonight." She smiled and walked away.

House wouldn't admit it, but he couldn't wait to have a nice long Christmas break with Aly to himself. He hoped she'd get along with Jake. Wait... wouldn't Stacey want to spend one last Christmas with her son? Meh, too late. She came crying to Greggie. His son now. House made his way down to the clinic. God he hated the wintery seasons. It was one runny nose after another. Nothing the least bit interesting. Okay, so he get to watch a nurse pull a dreidle out of some lady's 'area'. That was sadly the highlight of his day.

After doing two, yes TWO ladies and gentlemen, WHOLE HOURS of HONEST clinic duty, House made his way back up to his office. Nap time! When he got there, Cameron was gone, but Chase and Foreman will still in the Diagnostics Office. He thought he might ask them where she'd gone off to.

"Where's Cameron?" asked House.

"No clue," said Chase not really caring. As long as House wasn't near her, he didn't care WHERE Cameron was.

House rolled his eyes and looked at Foreman. "I saw her leave with her keys and jacket," said Foreman. "No clue where she was headed."

House was clueless as to where she could be. Oh well. He went back in his office and noticed his keys were gone. She took the bike?! Oh well... House was too tired and bored to care. He just sat down in his recliner, not to be awoken until 4:00 that afternoon (which happened to be two hours later).

House was awoken by the tender touch of Cameron's lips on his. (Foreman and Chase had noticed the kiss, and afraid of what might happen next, they looked away. Chase even got up to close the blinds.) Noticing Chase close the blinds, Cameron laughed and closed the blinds that were next to the door to the hallway.

"Dude!" shouted Jake, "Do you want jelly on your sandwich, or just peanut butter?"

House hadn't even noticed Jake leave for the kitchen, he was so caught up in his own story.

"What kind of jelly you got?!" shouted Logan.

Jake sighed. "Just come here!"

Logan got up and met Jake in the kitchen to get an afternoon snack. The twins chased him. Alysa ran to catch up with her younger sisters so they wouldn't bug the boys. Not to mention she kinda wanted a snack too. House was left alone with Wilson. House started tapping his cane in thought, and Wilson just stared at him.

The blinds were shut. They were all... alone. Cameron let go of her gentle wake-up kiss, but not before House could grab the back of her neck. He pulled her into a deeper kiss this time, and he stood up. He streamed his other hand through her hair, and she moaned. She slammed him against the wall (not the glass one), and House's leg gave out. He slid to the floor, but that wasn't a problem, Cameron slid with him. They were still kissing as Cameron straddled her legs around House's hips, carfeul of his leg. They're kiss grew deeper and deeper. House was leaning against the wall, and Cameron was leaning into House. She reached for his belt buckle, but the absolutely pefect moment was ruined by a phone ringing.

The kids came running back into the living room. They all took their places again, but this time with food. Alysa even handed her dad a sandwich, which House took happily. He continued on with his story.

House was awoken by Cameron's gentle lips touching his. Chase had gotten up to close the blinds, and Cameron laughed. They didn't need the blinds closed though (Wilson smirked. House SO had to be lying.) because right in that perfect moment, everything was ruined by his cell going off. House pulled Cameron into a deeper kiss, but she backed off and handed him his phone. She was overly paranoid when it came to such things.

"House." He answered a little annoyed.

"Greg?" asked the person on the other line, "It's Stacey..."

House sat up. "Stacey, hi."

House's words caught Cameron's attention. She listened intently.

"Greg," she said, "Are you sure you want to do this?"

House smirked, "You don't think I can raise a kid, do you?"

Stacey laughed on the other end. "Honestly?"

"You wanna meet Aly?" asked House, "I'll get Cuddy and Wilson to give me a reference." He smirked a little (Cameron couldn't help but wonder if he was flirting).

"Cuddy AND Wilson?" asked Stacey, "Wait, are they--"

"Long story," said House.

"I'd love to meet Alysa." She smiled.

"Meet me in my office at 6:30 then," he said. Cameron looked up.

"See you then."

"Bye."

"Bye, Greg."

Both people hung up the phone.

"She's coming to meet Aly?" asked Cameron who was now sitting on the floor.

"Why was she on the floor?" asked Alysa.

"Because... that's just the way she was," was House's only answer.

Alysa rolled her eyes as Wilson laughed. He loved catching House in his lies.

Cameron stood up and sat down on House's foot wrest, moving his feet of course.

"What's wrong?" asked House.

"Nothing," said Cameron. "I just... nevermind."

"Tell me..." he pushed.

"You don't think she wants something a little more from you besides a new home for Jake?" Cameron bit her lip. She felt so paranoid and selfish.

House just smirked. "Oh please, Allison," said House, "She's not trying to get in my pants."

"What does that mean, Daddy?" asked Abby.

All the other kids giggled, besides Auddy of course who was just as curious. Wilson was smirking too. House didn't even bother to answer the question.

"Okay," said Cameron kissing him on the forehead, "Whatever you say..."

"I promise I won't let anything happen," rambled House.

"I know, I know..." said Cameron, "But didn't she say the same thing to Mark?"

House was silent. Nah, he wouldn't do anything to Cameron... right?